A Sprawling, Fact-Based Biopic of 'El Capo de Capos'
Having heard fantastic reviews of Caracol's production of 'Escobar - El Patron Del Mal' from several disparate sources, I was hugely dissapointed in the initial North American DVD release (Complete 15 DVD Set - $89.90/- on Amazon) which was by all accounts a largely 'no frills' affair - no Bonus Features, no Featurettes, no 'Making of' videos, no Cast / Director Interviews, and perhaps most glaringly, the ommission of English Subtitles (in an all-Spanish affair).
This re-release of the mini-series by distributor 'Distrimax' seems to correct one critical miscue of the first set - the inclusion of English Subtitles. However, there is still no information on any additonal features or bonus content. Additionally, this DVD set is being released in parts with Part 1 above(5 DVD set), and an expected Part 2 (5 DVDs) and Part 3 (5 DVDs) to follow. It is unclear as to the release dates for the 2nd and 3rd parts.
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Title: Escobar - El Patron Del...
Great A+
With good award winning team: actors, directors, etc and a great production.!
It’s a very well represented portrait of the events that took the world by surprise
The Power, money and violence storm to gain control by the Drug lords and many high ranked corrupt Politicians together in teams for a bigger share of the Market against honest law enforcements heroes, with no real support of the higher ranks who benefit from the drug business that is why it is better for them to let it be unregulated, like in the Alcohol Prohibition times in the US.
This Production work is a series that has many hours of great entertainment, which the audience will very much enjoy.
Together with other series that has being recently produced by the same team they are a broader sequence of this interesting story that has affected so many people in the world today.
It help to understand the inside of this entire phenomenon caused by a series of mistaken policies and Laws that the...
This is NOT about the content, but rather the DVD box set.
I want to be very clear that I'm not giving this product a bad review because of the series itself. "El Patrón del Mal" is an AWESOME series that deserves to be seen everywhere. It's well done, well acted, and very entertaining.
The reason why I'm giving this product a one star rating is because the quality of the DVD's is staggeringly bad. I bought three box sets of this series and ALL of them came scratched and with some unplayable discs. I bought ALL of them brand new, with cellophane wrapper and everything. Never been used, yet they were all scratched. I bought Volume 1 first, obviously, and had to return it. I got the exchanged copies and had the same problem. I also ordered, from a different seller, Volume 2 and, yet again, it came scratched.
If you're going to watch them on your computer, then they might work. But if you plan to watch them on your TV, I recommend you stay away from this box set. It's a damn shame too because it's affordable and the...
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